From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Guardino (December 23, 1925—July 17, 1995) was an American actor whose career spanned from the early 1950s to the early 1990s. In 1964, he was cast in a short-lived CBS series entitled The Reporter, a drama about a hard-hitting investigative journalist named Danny Taylor. His principal co-star was Gary Merrill as city editor Lou Sheldon. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Guardino appeared on stage, in films, and on television. His Broadway theatre credits included A Hatful of Rain, One More River (earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance), Anyone Can Whistle, The Rose Tattoo, The Seven Descents of Myrtle, and Woman of the Year. Guardino's other film credits include Houseboat, Pork Chop Hill (about the Korean War), The Five Pennies, King of Kings, Madigan, Lovers and Other Strangers, and Dirty Harry. He was nominated twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He guest starred on John Cassavetes's 1959-1960 series, Johnny Staccato, the story of a pianist/private detective in New York City. In 1960, Guardino appeared as Johnny Caldwell in the episodes "Perilous Passage", "The O'Mara's Ladies", and "Daughter of the Sioux" in the NBC western series Overland Trail starring William Bendix and Doug McClure. McClure two years later would join the long-running The Virginian series on NBC after a preceding stint on the CBS detective series Checkmate (TV series). Guardino had a continuing role as Perry Mason's nemesis, Hamilton Burger, in the 1973 television series The New Perry Mason and a recurring role on Angela Lansbury's Murder, She Wrote. He made guest appearances in dozens of television series, including Studio One, Target: The Corruptors!, The Eleventh Hour, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Kraft Television Theatre, Playhouse 90, Dr. Kildare, The Lloyd Bridges Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, Hawaii Five-O, Love, American Style, The Greatest Show on Earth, Kojak, The Streets of San Francisco, Jake and the Fatman, and Cheers. He had the lead role of Det. Lee Gordon in the 1969 made-for-television suspense film The Lonely Profession. Guardino died at the age of sixty-nine of lung cancer in Palm Springs, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Guardino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 1993Fist of Honor — Dino Diamond
• Renegade — Karl Swan
• P.S. I Luv U
• 1991Under Surveillance — Ben Hirsch
• 1989The Neon Empire — Nick
• The Neon Empire — Nick
• Jake and the Fatman
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Phil Mansfield
• Hunter — Bill Ryan
• Murder, She Wrote — Haskell Drake, Danny Cochran, Floyd Novack
• Cheers — Frank Carpaccio
• Hotel
• The Sophisticated Gents — Vice Detective Collins
• 1980Any Which Way You Can — James Beekman
• 1979Goldengirl — Valenti
• 1979Pleasure Cove — Bert Harrison
• Evening in Byzantium — Jerry Olson
• 1978Every Which Way but Loose — James Beekman (uncredited)
• Fantasy Island — NYPD Detective Captain John Burke
• 1978Matilda — Uncle Nono
• 1978Police Story: No Margin for Error
• Vega$
• 1977Contract on Cherry Street — Ron Polito
• 1977Rollercoaster — Keefer
• Good Heavens
• 1976Having Babies — Ralph Bancini
• 1976St. Ives — Det. Frank Deal
• 1976Street Killing — Al Lanier
• 1976The Enforcer — Lt. Al Bressler
• 1975Capone — Johnny Torrio
• 1975Whiffs — Chops Mulligan
• Wonder Woman — Simon Penrose
• 1974Get Christie Love! — Capt. Casey Reardon
• 1974Indict and Convict — Mel Thomas
• The Manhunter
• Kojak — Det. Benny Fiore
• 1973Moving Target — Frank Hollister
• 1973Partners in Crime — Walt Connors
• Police Story
• The Evil Touch
• The New Perry Mason — Hamilton Burger
• The Streets of San Francisco
• 1972They Only Kill Their Masters — Capt. Daniel Streeter
• 1971Dirty Harry — Bressler
• Monty Nash — Monty Nash
• 1971Red Sky at Morning — Romeo Bonino
• 1971The Last Child — Howard Drumm
• 1970Lovers and Other Strangers — Johnny
• McCloud
• Night Gallery
• Hawaii Five-O — Sgt. Simms, Mike Martin, Commander Wallace, Johnny Mio
• Love, American Style — Harry Watkins
• Medical Center
• 1969The Lonely Profession — Leo Gordon
• 1968Jigsaw — Arthur Belding
• 1968Madigan — Det. Rocco Bonaro
• 1968The Hell with Heroes — Lee Harris
• The Name of the Game — Raul Oliva
• 1967The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin — Sam Trimble
• 1967Valley of Mystery — Danny O'Neill
• 1966The Treasure of San Gennaro — Jack
• Run for Your Life — Enzo
• The F.B.I. — Al Eubanks
• Reporter
• 1964Rhino! — Alec Burnett
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre — Rick
• The Greatest Show on Earth
• The Outer Limits — Major Roger Brothers / Dr. James Hamilton
• 1962Hell Is for Heroes — Sgt. Jim Larkin
• 1962The Pigeon That Took Rome — Sgt. Joseph Contini
• The Virginian — Sam Willock
• Ben Casey
• Cain's Hundred — John Maychin
• Dr. Kildare — Gerald Hastings
• 1961King of Kings — Barabbas
• Target: The Corruptors!
• 1960Five Branded Women — Branco
• Route 66
• Johnny Staccato
• 1959Pork Chop Hill — PFC. Forstman
• 1959The Five Pennies — Tony Valani
• 1959The Killers of Mussolini — Captain Neri
• 1958Houseboat — Angelo Donatello
• Naked City — Johnny Mills, Benvenuto Giovanni
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
• Suspicion — Larry Gennaro
• 1957The Troublemakers — Ralph Como
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Gerry Daniels
• 1955Hold Back Tomorrow — Detective
• 1955The Big Tip Off — Hood #2
• The Millionaire — Roy Delbridge
• I Led Three Lives
• Dangerous Assignment
• 1952Flesh and Fury — Lou Callan
• 1952Son of Ali Baba — Hamid (uncredited)
• 1951Purple Heart Diary — Lt. Roberts
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Bill Hungerford
• 1951Sirocco — Lt. Collet (uncredited)
• Studio One — Carmen Fiore

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 1982Night of 100 Stars — Self
• 1971Dirty Harry's Way — Self